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Another Pro Wrestler Crosses Over Into MMA: Diamond Dallas Page

January 19, 2012   Gerry Rodriguez (Contributor)   No comments
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Unlike many professional boxers who have publicly voiced their disdain for mixed martial arts, pro wrestlers have usually been complimentary of the sport. It’s common to see tweets from Jim Ross (former WWE announcer) giving his thoughts on a UFC Pay Per View. CM Punk recently planned on walking Chael Sonnen into the cage for the UFC on FOX 2 event. Daniel Bryan not only trains with Xtreme Couture trainer Neil Melanson, he is also a good friend and roommate. For years, The Undertaker has incorporated many MMA moves into his in ring dance and has publicly stated that if the sport had been around when he was younger he would have given it a try.

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Dana White’s UFC 142 Fight Week Video Blogs

January 10, 2012   MMA Valor   No comments
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It’s fight week so you now what that means, UFC President Dana White’s fight week video blogs. UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes is in Rio once again and features 12 Brazilian born fighters on the card, headlined by the featherweight champion Jose Aldo defending his title against the undefeated Chad Mendes.

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Three reasons why the UFC will do fine without Brock Lesnar in 2012

January 08, 2012   Luke Reeves (Contributor)   No comments
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Just over a week ago Brock Lesnar retired from MMA after being systematically taken apart by Alistair Overeem inside the first round. At this point Alistair’s win was overshadowed by Lesnar’s retirement from the sport, and the drama of the UFC losing one of its biggest PPV earners. There has been much fuss about the loss of the former champion but we offer up three reasons to calm down.

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Mixed Martial Thoughts: Lesnar Leaving & Why Cesar Gracie Completes the Diaz Brothers

January 04, 2012   Gerry Rodriguez (Contributor)   No comments
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Did Brock Lesnar do the right thing by calling it a career last Friday night?  Randy Couture retired and came back, will Brock?  Will we see Lesnar doing his patented “F-5” in the WWE anytime soon? With his post fight announcement that he was retiring from MMA, Lesnar leaves a lot of unanswered questions that will slowly but surely be answered with time.

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Love him or Hate him: A Look back at Brock Lesnar

January 03, 2012   Will Gray   No comments
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Known as “the baddest man on the planet” to some and a joke wrestler coming to make a fool of himself inside of a cage to others, the legacy Brock Lesnar will be remembered with will be personal to each individual. Many have mixed emotions about the former WWE superstar and former UFC champion, some stating it was hype and a money scheme while others were in his corner to watch him break free of the stigma he wanted to rid himself of. Now with his retirement announced following consecutive and brutal finishes, the NCAA champion should be remembered not how he came to MMA but how he left it and what he did while in its presence.

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UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem Medical Suspensions

January 03, 2012   Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief)   No comments
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With the New Year’s Holiday over the Nevada State Athletic Commission earlier today issued their medical suspensions from this past week’s UFC 141. The commission handed out mandatory suspensions to twelve fighters, including both main event fighters and 8 of the 10 main card participants.

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